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There have been a number of proposals regarding the '''origin of life''' on earth.  However, the various proposals fall into two schools of thought.

There have been a number of proposals regarding the '''origin of life''' on earth.  However, the various proposals fall into two schools of thought.

One, held by [[Creationism|creationists]], is that life originated divinely/[[supernatural]]ly.

One, held by [[Creationism|creationists]], is that life originated divinely/[[supernatural]]ly.

The other school of thought is that non-life became life solely by means of natural processes.  This is commonly referred to as ''abiogenesis'' and "chemical [[evolution]]".<ref name="creationresearch.org">http://www.creationresearch.org/crsq/articles/36/36_4/abiogenesis.html</ref><ref>http://www.creationbc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=86&Itemid=85</ref> High-profile evolutionists [[PZ Myers]] and Nick Matzke, agree that the origin of life is part of the evolutionary [[paradigm]], as does [[Richard Dawkins]].<ref name="Origin of life">[https://creation.com/origin-of-life Origin of life]</ref> Abiogenesis is only a hypothesis, not a developed or accepted scientific theory.<ref>Origins, Worlds, and Life: A Decadal Strategy for Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032. Washington, DC: National Academies Press. 2023. ISBN 0309475783. "Studies of the chemical origins of life start with the hypothesis that mixtures of simple small molecules under the influence of various energy sources and early Earth environments created the building blocks of life and that interactions among these molecules eventually lead to life itself (Figure 12-2)."</ref><ref name="Luisi"/>  

The other school of thought is that non-life became life solely by means of natural processes.  This is commonly referred to as ''abiogenesis'' and "chemical [[evolution]]".<ref name="creationresearch.org">http://www.creationresearch.org/crsq/articles/36/36_4/abiogenesis.html</ref><ref>http://www.creationbc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=86&Itemid=85</ref> High-profile evolutionists [[PZ Myers]] and Nick Matzke, agree that the origin of life is part of the evolutionary [[paradigm]], as does [[Richard Dawkins]].<ref name="Origin of life">[https://creation.com/origin-of-life Origin of life]</ref> Abiogenesis is only a hypothesis, not a developed or accepted scientific theory.<ref>Origins, Worlds, and Life: A Decadal Strategy for Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032. Washington, DC: National Academies Press. 2023. ISBN 0309475783. "Studies of the chemical origins of life start with the hypothesis that mixtures of simple small [[molecule]]s under the influence of various energy sources and early Earth environments created the building blocks of life and that interactions among these molecules eventually lead to life itself (Figure 12-2)."</ref><ref name="Luisi"/>  

There are two main classes of origin-of-life research: chemical synthesis and molecular assembly.<ref name="Tour"/> The transition from non-living to living has never been observed in the wild or in the laboratory.<ref name="Luisi"/> Nor has self organizing molecules to a living cell, ever been observed in the wild or in a laboratory either.<ref name="Tour"/>   

There are two main classes of origin-of-life research: chemical synthesis and molecular assembly.<ref name="Tour"/> The transition from non-living to living has never been observed in the wild or in the laboratory.<ref name="Luisi"/> Nor has self organizing molecules to a living cell, ever been observed in the wild or in a laboratory either.<ref name="Tour"/>